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22 March 2011 Last updated at 14:20 ET

Karzai names Nato pullout areasAfghan national army soldiers stand guard inside their armored vehicles on the eve of Afghan new year in Kabul - 20 March 2011

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai names the areas of the country expected to be handed over by foreign troops to Afghan forces in July.


student visaUK tightens student visa rules

The British government promises to cut student visa numbers by a quarter and to stop bogus colleges.

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